An American living in England has shared that he knows something you probably don't about postboxes, and it unlocks a whole new fasincation with British history

A Texan living in England has explained that he has extensive knowledge about postboxes and wants to share it with others so they can gain a deeper understanding of the structures. TikToker @grande_americano asked his followers: "Did you know that British postboxes have a secret message hidden on them, right in plain sight?"

He captioned the video: "British post boxes aren’t just iconic red boxes — they each carry a royal cypher that tells you exactly which monarch was on the throne when it was made. Once you know how to read them, you start spotting pieces of UK history everywhere…including the post box in London that a tree g

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